Justin Verlinden | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Justin Verlinden

Cognitive Neuroscience Graduate Student

I am a PhD Candidate co-mentored by Dr. Lauren Whitehurst and Dr. Jessica Weafer (formerly at University of Kentucky, presently at Ohio State University). My graduate research to-date has been centered on the following topics:

Sleep as a treatment target for at-risk drinking
Sex differences in the relationship between sleep and alcohol use
Next-day consequences of drinking on cognition

With the help of my mentors and collaborators, I have received training in and utilized a variety of research modalities and skills throughout my graduate career, including:

Intravenous alcohol administration
Alcohol skin biosensors
Polysomnography
Actigraphy
At-home diaries
R programming

Feel free to reach out to me via email (justinverlinden@uky.edu) if you would like to learn more about myself or my work. Always happy to nerd out over science :)

Contact Information

justinverlinden@uky.edu

207O Kastle Hall

(309)-948-4850

Research Interests

Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Sex Differences in Drug Abuse
Sex Hormones
Human sleep
impulsivity

Affiliations

Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Selected Publications

Selected Publications:

Verlinden, J.J., Moloney, M.E., Vsevolozhskaya, O.A., Whitehurst, L.N. and Weafer, J., 2025. Indirect effects of perceived stress and depression on the relationship between insomnia symptoms and hazardous drinking. Alcohol 123: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2025.01.001

Verlinden, J.J., Moloney, M.E., Vsevolozhskaya, O.A., Ritterband, L.M., Winkle, F., and Weafer, J. 2023. Effect of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on sleep and alcohol consumption in heavy drinkers: A randomized pilot study. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research 47(12):2354-2365. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15209

Verlinden, J.J., Moloney, M.E., Whitehurst, L.N., and Weafer, J. 2022. Sex differences in the association between poor sleep quality and alcohol-related problems among heavy drinkers with insomnia. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 16:875168. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.875168

Fadel, L.C., Patel, I.V., Romero, J., Tan, I., Kesler, S.R., Rao, V., Subasinghe, S.A., Ray, R.S., Yustein, J.T., Allen, M.J., Gibson, B.W., Verlinden, J.J., Fayn, S., Ruggiero, N., Ortiz, C., Hipskind, E., Feng, A., Iheanacho, C., Wang, A., and Pautler, R.G. 2022. A mouse holder for awake functional imaging in unanesthetized mice: Applications in ³¹P spectroscopy, manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging studies, and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Biosensors 12(8): 616. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12080616